Ecology of Animal Societies
@livingingroups.bsky.social
Dept. for the Ecology of Animal Societies @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social & @uni-konstanz.de.
Posts do not represent the views of MPI, University of Konstanz , or lab leaders.
Posts do not represent the views of MPI, University of Konstanz , or lab leaders.
We know some animals nap. But do they do it to make up for lost sleep?
Our joint study with Caroline Schuppli and the Suaq team dives deep into the sleep patterns of wild orangutans to find out their strategy for sleep homeostasis 🦧 💤
Paper @cellpress.bsky.social ▶️ doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
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Our joint study with Caroline Schuppli and the Suaq team dives deep into the sleep patterns of wild orangutans to find out their strategy for sleep homeostasis 🦧 💤
Paper @cellpress.bsky.social ▶️ doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
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June 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We know some animals nap. But do they do it to make up for lost sleep?
Our joint study with Caroline Schuppli and the Suaq team dives deep into the sleep patterns of wild orangutans to find out their strategy for sleep homeostasis 🦧 💤
Paper @cellpress.bsky.social ▶️ doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
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Our joint study with Caroline Schuppli and the Suaq team dives deep into the sleep patterns of wild orangutans to find out their strategy for sleep homeostasis 🦧 💤
Paper @cellpress.bsky.social ▶️ doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
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What can we learn from this? It seems that the conditions on Jicarón island (no predators, plenty of free time) are conducive to innovation, both of useful behaviors (like tool use) and less functional ones (like interspecies abduction) (9/12)
May 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
What can we learn from this? It seems that the conditions on Jicarón island (no predators, plenty of free time) are conducive to innovation, both of useful behaviors (like tool use) and less functional ones (like interspecies abduction) (9/12)
The howler-carrying behavior is baffling: there’s no clear benefit to the capuchin carriers. They don’t prey on the infants, don’t play with them, and don’t receive more (positive) attention from group mates while carrying (7/12)
May 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The howler-carrying behavior is baffling: there’s no clear benefit to the capuchin carriers. They don’t prey on the infants, don’t play with them, and don’t receive more (positive) attention from group mates while carrying (7/12)
How capuchins get a hold of howler infants is still a mystery, happening out of sight of our camera traps. Abduction seems most likely given the high rate of new infants, them trying to escape, and howler adults calling to their offspring (6/12)
May 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
How capuchins get a hold of howler infants is still a mystery, happening out of sight of our camera traps. Abduction seems most likely given the high rate of new infants, them trying to escape, and howler adults calling to their offspring (6/12)
🦘Leap into our comprehensive list of recommendations in the discussion and explore our step-by-step guide to home range analysis using continuous-time movement modeling #ctmm in the supplemental material 🗒️ (9/9). #conservation
March 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🦘Leap into our comprehensive list of recommendations in the discussion and explore our step-by-step guide to home range analysis using continuous-time movement modeling #ctmm in the supplemental material 🗒️ (9/9). #conservation